Empirical characterization of SSL loss behavior under linear, phase retrieval, quantized sensing, and sigmoid operators
| Operator | Condition Number | Loss Curvature | Final MSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear | 8.6 | Low | 0.269 |
| Sigmoid | 8.6 | Low | 0.171 |
| Phase Retrieval | 21.1 | Medium | 0.218 |
| Quantized Sensing | >10^6 | High | 0.157 |